Firmware Upgrade for C700UZ

[zhapchit]

Originally posted by daniella3d
just wondering, do you have any problem to handheld the camera at full zoom or am i the only one who can do that?

I can do it up to 1/10 if i am carefull. I can surely do it without problem at 1/30.

what about you? what is your experience with this?

hi daniella.. great to see you here

 

[zhapchit]

Originally posted by azone


I see.. welcome back!

thanks
you guys been going shooting often ?

 

[Tweek]

Hi Zhapchit! Good to see u in the forum Let's go for another photoshoot soon!

azone, yeah I suspected it isn't a firmware upgrade too...but on the repair sheet, he actually wrote "software upgrade". Hmmm...heck care lar, as long as we have less hotpixels now!

 

[azone]

Originally posted by Tweek
azone, yeah I suspected it isn't a firmware upgrade too...but on the repair sheet, he actually wrote "software upgrade". Hmmm...heck care lar, as long as we have less hotpixels now!

Yeah man. haha, btw, my sheet said "Noise/Hot Pixel WX Strap" and a "CCD Adj". Hmm.. CCD adjust?? Wat the heck!

 

[azone]

Originally posted by zhapchit


thanks
you guys been going shooting often ?

Haha, me so so lah. The others went for alot of photo-shoots.

 

[zhapchit]

Originally posted by Tweek
Hi Zhapchit! Good to see u in the forum Let's go for another photoshoot soon!

azone, yeah I suspected it isn't a firmware upgrade too...but on the repair sheet, he actually wrote "software upgrade". Hmmm...heck care lar, as long as we have less hotpixels now!

azone, tweek, looks like i've been missing out on quite alot of action :bsmilie:

 

[daniella3d]

Looks like a nice forum, look much more friendly than the forum at dpreview.com

I went shooting some snow in the montain near by. this only happens about every 10 years here. My photo did not have so much noise but i could get rid of what it has. Anyone know what software version need this patch for noise?

Here is my gallery:

www.pbase.com/zylen and
www.pbase.com/c700

should i get an upgrade too?

Originally posted by zhapchit


hi daniella.. great to see you here

 

[daniella3d]

How about you guys doing some tests at ISO 800 so we can see the level of noise now with this patch?

will ISO 800 be more usable with this patch?

 

[Klause]

Originally posted by azone


Yeah man. haha, btw, my sheet said "Noise/Hot Pixel WX Strap" and a "CCD Adj". Hmm.. CCD adjust?? Wat the heck!

Mine even say "Lense cleaning" =p

 

[azone]

Originally posted by daniella3d
How about you guys doing some tests at ISO 800 so we can see the level of noise now with this patch?

will ISO 800 be more usable with this patch?

Did a brief try last night. The ISO doesn't improve much. 800 is way too noisy to be used. The only improvement I noticed is that you can exposure the shutter speed longer without having as much moise as before.

 

[Tweek]

Originally posted by daniella3d
Looks like a nice forum, look much more friendly than the forum at dpreview.com

I went shooting some snow in the montain near by. this only happens about every 10 years here. My photo did not have so much noise but i could get rid of what it has. Anyone know what software version need this patch for noise?

Here is my gallery:

www.pbase.com/zylen and
www.pbase.com/c700

should i get an upgrade too?

Hi daniella3d, I don't think there is a firmware patch to reduce such noise for the C700UZ, but I have been trying different softwares to tackle this noise problem in the post-processing stage. Please visit my website www.weekai.com and click on "information". I have a short article there.

 

[Tweek]

I just checked out your gallery, daniella, and I must say that you do have an excellent collection of photos! Very nice...which country are you at?

 

[Kelvin Lau]

Can someone please confirm which is the later version of the two:

v357p-73 or v357p-74?

Mine was v357p-73 before the so-called "upgrade" to v357p-74. I haven't test for hotpixels yet.

 

[daniella3d]

Originally posted by azone


Did a brief try last night. The ISO doesn't improve much. 800 is way too noisy to be used. The only improvement I noticed is that you can exposure the shutter speed longer without having as much moise as before.

Hello! do you have any comparaison tests ? i would love to see some of your low light photos before and now.

 

[daniella3d]

Originally posted by Tweek
I just checked out your gallery, daniella, and I must say that you do have an excellent collection of photos! Very nice...which country are you at?

Hi,

Thanks for the comments i live in California, USA and you?

 

[daniella3d]

Originally posted by Tweek


Hi daniella3d, I don't think there is a firmware patch to reduce such noise for the C700UZ, but I have been trying different softwares to tackle this noise problem in the post-processing stage. Please visit my website www.weekai.com and click on "information". I have a short article there.

No? but i thought that patch was about reducing the noise no? or is it only remaping the hot pixels?

 

[Tweek]

Originally posted by daniella3d


Hi,

Thanks for the comments i live in California, USA and you?

Most of us are in Singapore, the tiny island.

 

[Tweek]

Originally posted by daniella3d


No? but i thought that patch was about reducing the noise no? or is it only remaping the hot pixels?

The patch reduced the intensity of hotpixels, but it did nothing to ISO noise and shadow noise whatsoever....

 

[baiyun]

mine bought in japan leh..wonder if can upgrade the firmware too.....anyone can find out?
any number i can call to find out?

 

[mfo]

1800-olympus

but u'll need to pay, coz u dont have a local warranty..